Student Welfare

Administering Medication at School

Medication (prescription and non-prescription) can be administered at school by Administration staff over either a short or long term period provided the correct procedure is followed.

Short Term Administration – Parents may request Administration staff to administer prescribed or non-prescribed medication to students for a short period of time. Parents are required to complete an ‘Administration of Medication’ form. This is a signed form from the parents informing the school of the medication, dosage required (doctor’s prescription printed label on the medication) and the time(s) for administrating the medication. These forms can be accessed through the front office.  All short term medication is to be administered by the Administration staff.

Long Term Administration (more than 2 weeks) - Parents may request school staff to administer prescribed or non-prescribed medication to students to manage an ongoing medical condition. Instructions and authorisation for the administration of long term medication will be recorded in the student’s Health Care Summary plan. When these plans are established, all staff are provided with an Action Plan eg. Anaphylaxis, Asthma and Diabetes.

Forms to administer medication can be found in the forms section located here.

Sickness

Please note that the school does not have the facilities to manage sick children during the day and parents are asked not to send sick children to school. Please contact the school if your child has any of the following: Chicken Pox, Conjunctivitis, Diarrhoea, Head Lice, Measles, Mumps, Ringworm, Rubella or Scabies. Staff can then advise on when students can return to school.

Dental Clinic

A Mobile Dental Clinic visits the school each year and caters for all children aged 5 years and above, with dental therapists and assistants in attendance. This service is free for all children and enrolment forms are sent home. The school will be notified of our scheduled visit times during the year.

School Health Nurse

A School Nurse visits the school throughout the year. Selected year groups receive eyesight and hearing screening checks. The nurse will contact parents if a followup appointment is needed. Scheduled immunisation programs are also administered by the school nurse.

School Psychologist

Parents and staff members are entitled to have students referred to this service.  The School Psychologist will respond to referrals as soon as possible. All staff referrals must be approved by the parents of the student and must be made through the Deputy Principal.

School Chaplain

Unfortunetly the school is whithout a Chaplin at this time. The activities undertaken by school chaplains may include but are not limited to:

Pastoral care:

• Providing guidance to students on issues concerning human relationships;
• Assisting school counsellors and staff in the provision of student welfare services;
• Providing support in cases of bereavement, family breakdown or other crisis and loss situations; and
• Being readily available to provide continuity and on-going support for individual students and staff where this is necessary.

Mental Health Services 

Please see the poster about different mental health services that you can access if you need assistance.